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color, distinctly margined with some sharply contrasting 

 tint, such as red or scarlet. Poeticus Ornatus and King 

 Edward VII are improved forms of the type, but they 

 flower earher, and for a succession of bloom you should 

 plant with them some of the old Pheasant's Eye, or original 

 Poeticus. The Poet's type is the most recent addition to the 

 family, the result of a cross between the Poeticus and 

 Polyanthus types, and is sometimes called the Hardy 

 Cluster-flowered Daffodil, in contradistinction to the semi- 

 hardy Polyanthus type. The several splendid varieties of 

 this new section are all robust, healthy growers, with 

 Poeticus-like flowers borne in clusters on strong, stiff stems. 

 For a succession of narcissi of the several types mentioned, 

 here are some of the best for early, medium and late bloom- 

 ing: Early — Trumpet Major, Golden Spur, Princeps, Henry 

 Irving, Beethoven, Stella (Incomparabilis) ; for medium — 

 Glory of Leiden, Emperor, Empress, most of the Incom- 

 parabilis and the Leedsii sorts, Burbidgeii, Poeticus Grandi- 

 florus and Alsace (Poeta); for late — Conspicuus Barii, the 

 single Jonquils, the other Poeta varieties, Poeticus, P- 

 Ornatus, and P. King Edward VII. 



Hyacinths for Succession 



The matter of making out your hyacinth order is much 

 simpler. For outdoor culture there are only two types, the 

 single and double Dutch hyacinths in various colors, al- 

 though the same varieties in smaller bulbs are to be had 

 under the name of Dutch Roman or Miniature hyacinths. 

 Many catalogues now list the named varieties classified as 

 to color, so that the selection of those adapted to your spe- 

 cial needs is an easy matter. 



For a succession of hyacinths, here are a few of the best 

 standard-named varieties: 



Early — Baroness Van ThuU, L'Innocence, white; Scho- 

 tel, blue; Garibaldi, red; Moreno, Rosea maxima, pink. 



Medium — La Grandesse, Madame Van der Hoop, white; 

 Czar Peter, Grant Maitre, La Payrouse, blue; Aoi des 



